Reeling apparatus for army cable

ABSTRACT

The specification discloses a reeling apparatus for army cable, comprising a reel rotatably mounted in a U-shaped frame, the yoke or bend of which carries a depending journal. The apparatus also comprises a supporting bracket rigidly carrying a sleeve and a supporting plate pivotally carrying a similar sleeve. The journal can be inserted into either sleeve, whereby the frame can be fastened alternatively to said bracket comprises fastening means for attachment to a vehicle, whereas the supporting plate is adapted to be fastened on the front of a person. Straps secured on the person are provided for suspending the frame when supported by the pivotally mounted sleeve on the supporting plate fastened on the front of the person.

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.1 acobsen 51 [54] REELHNG A TU FUR ARMY 1,663,766 3/1928 Landis..242/96 CAME 1,720,982 7/1929 VanBrunt ..248/38 X 2,271,136 1/1942Geiger ..248/38 X [72] Inventor: Anrulv Moe Jacobson, Lillehammer, Nor-3,258,220 6/1966 Munger ..242/96 way P E l N. th 73 Assignee: A/S NorskKabelfabrik, Drammen, Nor- S2753 il's:

way Attorney-Johnson, Dienner, Emrich, Verbeck & Wagner [22] Filed:Sept. 15, 11969 [57] ABSTRACT The specification discloses a reelingapparatus for army cable, comprising a reel rotatably mounted in aU-shaped frame, the

[21] Appl. No.: 857,704

[30] Foreign Application Priority Dam yoke or bend of which carries adepending journal. The ap Sept. 19, 1968 Norway ..3701/68 Paratus alsocomprises a supporting bracket rigidly carrying a sleeve and asupporting plate pivotally carrying a similar 52 us. C1 ..242/96, 248/38sleeve- Theiouma' be inserted either Sleeve whereby [51] L C] A I I I II l hBfish 75/40 the frame can be fastened alternatively to said bracketcom- 58 1mm of Search ..24?/86.5, 96, 85; 248/38; Prises fastening meansattachment a vehicle Whereas 224/5 the supporting plate is adapted to befastened on the front ofa person. Straps secured on the person areprovided for 5 References Cited suspending the frame when supported bythe pivotally mounted sleeve on the supporting plate fastened on thefront UNITED STATES PATENTS of the person.

498,307 5/1893 A1116 ..242/86.5 X 3 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures PATENTEDJANZSlSYZ 353x15 mygmoR Fr/2111a M06 awake/2 ATTORNEYS REELING APPARATUSIFOR ARMY CABLE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There exists a demand forpermitting a cable, especially a telephone cable laid in the field, tobe reeled for subsequent use. Previously, such cable has been reeled onreels or spools, but there is also a demand for inserting laid cables indispensers, which present substantial advantages, especially for thelaying of the cable.

Previously, different reeling have been used according to whether thereeling is effected from a vehicle or on foot. Therefore, when changingfrom a reeling from a vehicle to a reeling on foot the cable mustusually be severed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is toprovide a reeling apparatus for reeling army cable on spools or intocoils for incorporation in dispensers, which apparatus can be used bothwhen reeling from a vehicle and when reeling on foot.

The apparatus according to the invention comprises a reel that isrotatably mounted in a frame. What primarily characterizes the inventionis that the frame is U-shaped with two upright arms and a yoke, and thatthe yoke is shaped for being fastened alternatively to a supportingbracket for attachment on a vehicle, or to a supporting plate that bymeans of a belt and supporting straps can be fastened on the front of aperson for carrying the apparatus. According to a further feature of theinvention the yoke carries a depending journal that can be inserted intoa sleeve on the supporting bracket or the supporting plate.

Further features of the invention will appear from the subsequentdescription of a preferred embodiment, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing.

IN THE DRAWING FIG. I is a perspective view of the U-shaped frame withthe journal;

FIGS. 2 and 3 are a side view and a plan view, respectively, of thesupporting bracket for attachment of the frame to a vehicle;

FIGS. A and are a front view and a plan view, respectively, of asupporting plate for fastening the apparatus on the front of a person;

FIG. 6 is a section on the line VI-VI in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the reeling apparatus strapped on aperson for reeling on foot.

The reeling apparatus of the embodiment illustrated primarily consistsof a U-shaped frame or fork 1 having a yoke 2 and two upright arms 3 and4. The yoke 2 carries a depending journal 5, which will be described inmore detail later. The arm 4 is constituted by a housing 6 for a geartransmission having an input shaft 7 that may be rotated by a crank 8,and an output shaft 9. The output shaft 9 is adapted to be coupled withthe shaft of a reel 10 (not illustrated in FIG. 1), which at the otherend is mounted in a bearing 11 at the end of the arm 3. The frame I isdivided at 12 to permit the reel 10 to be inserted and removed. Alocking device 13 keeps the two parts of the frame together. Asupporting bracket 14 for attachment of the frame I to a vehicle isillustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. The supporting bracket comprises twohook-shaped fastening plates 15 and 16, respectively, which may behooked onto a frame or the like of a vehicle and moved together by meansof a screw l7 for attachment to the frame of the vehicle. The fasteningplate I5 is connected to a protruding arm 18 that is rigidly attached toa bearing sleeve 19 and a plate 20 coaxial therewith. The journal 5 fitsinto the bearing sleeve l9. A pin 21, which is tied to the supportingbracket 14 by a string 22 so as not to get lost, can be inserted into aslot 5 in the journal 5 to prevent the frame 1 from being lifted off theplate 20 and the sleeve 19.

Above the plate 20 there is provided an arm 23 which at one end has aportion 24 of channel shape having an aperture 25. When the journal 5 isinserted into the sleeve 19 through the aperture 25 the yoke 2 will fitinto the channel portion 24. Thereby the arm 23 may serve as a lever foradjusting the fork or frame l in various positions relatively to thevehicle to which the supporting bracket I4 is attached. The arm 23 maybe locked in various positions by means of a locking device 26cooperating with apertures 27 at the periphery of the plate 20.

A supporting plate 28 for carrying the frame I in case of a reeling onfoot is illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6. In the embodiment illustrated thesupporting plate consists of a supporting member 29 of strong, flexiblematerial, for instance leather,

and a thin metal plate 30 provided at the front of the central portionof the supporting member 29 and serving to stiffen this portion. It isalso feasible to make the: supporting member 29 and the rigid centralportion 36 in one piece from metal plate. The central portion 30, whichfor instance is fastened to the supporting member 29 by means of rivets311, carries two lugs 32 serving for mounting a sleeve 33 for receivingthe journal 5 on the frame 1 an having a transverse pin M in its lowerportion for engaging the slot 5' in the journal 5. The sleeve 33 ismounted for pivoting approximately about an axis 33' from asubstantially vertical to a substantially horizontal position.

The supporting plate 28 carries or is constructed with belt loops orkeepers 35 and rings 36. The belt loops 35 serve to fasten thesupporting plate 28 on the front of a person who is to carry theapparatus, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the belt 37 of the person beingthreaded through the belt loops 35. The belt 37 and the supporting plate28 are supported by means of supporting bands or straps 38 extendingfrom the rings 36, under either arm of the person, crossing each otheron the back and extending over the shoulder of the person down to thebelt.

To the portion of each of the crossing straps 33 extending over theshoulder of the person there is attached a supporting strap 39 having abook 40 at its free end for engaging a loop 41 at the upper end of eacharm 3, 4 of the frame ll. The supporting straps 39 are attached to thecrossing straps 38 by means of ordinary buckles, so that their lengthsmay be adjusted.

When changing from a reeling from a vehicle to a reeling on foot theframe I is lifted from its rotatable mounting in the supporting bracketI4 and attached to the supporting plate 28, which has previously beenbuckled on the person who is to carry the apparatus, by inserting thejloumal 5 into the sleeve 33. Thereupon the hooks 40 are engaged withthe respective loops All, whereby the apparatus is maintained in aposition permitting the person to operate the crank 8.

It will be understood that various structural changes of the parts ofwhich the apparatus consists, may be effected without departing from theinvention. This is especially true of the way in which the supportingbracket and the supporting plate are fastened.

What I claim is:

l. A reeling apparatus for dispensing cable comprising a U- shaped framehaving a yoke with two upright arms having means for mounting a windingreel, a journal carried by said yoke for mounting said U-shaped frame,and a supporting bracket for receiving said journal, said supportingbracket comprising a support plate having a central opening, a bearingsleeve mounted in said opening at a transverse angle to said supportplate, a lever having a channel-shaped portion at one end, saidchannel-shaped portion being formed with a central circular opening,said journal extending through said circular opening and rotatablysupported by said bearing sleeve such that said yoke is seated in saidchannel portion, fastening means for removably attaching the reelingapparatus on a vehicle, and locking means for holding said lever in alocked position after said lever is rotated about said one end to orientsaid U-shaped frame in a desired orientation relative to said supportplate.

2. Reeling apparatus as defined in claim l, wherein said fastening meansfor removably attaching the reeling apparatus on a vehicle comprises apair of opposing hook members disposed in a perpendicular relation tosaid support plate, and means for selectively moving said hook memberstowards and plate in a circular path about said circular opening of saidsupport plate, and a locking device carried by said lever forselectively engaging one of said plurality of apertures to hold saidlever in various positions relative to said support plate.

I F i i

1. A reeling apparatus for dispensing cable comprising a Ushaped framehaving a yoke with two upright arms having means for mounting a windingreel, a journal carried by said yoke for mounting said U-shaped frame,and a supporting bracket for receiving said journal, said supportingbracket comprising a support plate having a central opening, a bearingsleeve mounted in said opening at a transverse angle to said supportplate, a lever having a channel-shaped portion at one end, saidchannelshaped portion being formed with a central circular opening, saidjournal extending through said circular opening and rotatably supportedby said bearing sleeve such that said yoke is seated in said channelportion, fastening means for removably attaching the reeling apparatuson a vehicle, and locking means for holding said lever in a lockedposition after said lever is rotated about said one end to orient saidU-shaped frame in a desired orientation relative to said support plate.2. Reeling apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said fastening meansfor removably attaching the reeling apparatus on a vehicle comprises apair of opposing hook members disposed in a perpendicular relation tosaid support plate, and means for selectively moving said hook memberstowards and away from each other for mounting and dismounting thereeling apparatus on the frame of a vehicle.
 3. A reeling apparatus asdefined in claim 1, wherein said locking means for holding said lever ina locked position comprises a plurality of spaced apertures formed insaid support plate in a circular path about said circular opening ofsaid support plate, and a locking device carried by said lever forselectively engaging one of said plurality of apertures to hold saidlever in various positions relative to said support plate.